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Johann (Johannes) Kulik (January 1, 1800 – May 5, 1872) considered one of the best Prague makers / luthiers of the 19th century. He was a pupil of Schembera, Prague, and of Martin Stoss, Vienna.
His workmanship is exemplary throughout. His scrolls, for example, are most beautiful and the material always handsome. The varnish is mostly thick and hard but transparent. Superb choice of woods.
He based his models always on the basis of some fine Italian specimen he had handled including Antonio Stradivari, Joseph Guarneri filius Andreae, Pietro Guarneri, and Giovanni Paolo Maggini. After 1850, he got enthusiastic about a specimen of Andrea Guarneri and henceforth followed his master almost exclusively. Some superb examples bear coat of arms, as they were commissioned by nobility.
His chief disciple was ( aside from Josef Barchanek) J.B. Dvorak.
References
- Vannes, Rene (1985) . Dictionnaire Universel des Luthiers (vol. 3). Bruxelles: Les Amis de la musique. OCLC 53749830.
- Walter Hamma, Geigenbauer Der Deutschen Schule Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Wilhelmshaven 1992, ISBN 3-7952-0717-7
- The Violin Makers of Bohemia - Karel Jalovec
- Vannes, Rene (1985) . Dictionnaire Universel del Luthiers (vol.3). Bruxelles: Les Amis de la musique. OCLC 53749830.
- William, Henley (1969). Universal Dictionary of Violin & Bow Makers. Brighton; England: Amati. ISBN 0-901424-00-5.
- Walter Hamma, Geigenbauer Der Deutschen Schule Meister Italienischer Geigenbaukunst, Wilhelmshaven 1992, ISBN 3-7952-0717-7
- Violins & Bows - Jost Thoene 2006
- The Violin Makers of Bohemia - Karel Jalovec
- National Gallery in Prague
External links
- Prague - sights, culture